The pattern is by Bits and Pieces Designs. I did it as a Saturday Sampler at local quilt shop that is, alas, no longer in business. They provided all of the fabrics for the blocks. I bought the sashing, choosing brick red instead of the green they had in the shop sample. The quilt is huge - this is a queen size bed. I'll have to measure it again, but I think it's around 96 x 108!
The quilt was quilted by the very talented Chelsea, at Pins and Bobbins. Here are some close-ups of her quilting. Click on the pictures for a better view.
She echo quilted the applique, then some free motion stippling around that:
The pieced blocks each had a stencilled design that mirrored the gorgeous feathers in the sashing:
In the borders, she quilted leaves and flowers to mirror that applique, then echo stitched around them:
More of the border, and you can see the feathers better:
Thank you Chelsea - you have helped me create an heirloom!
7 comments:
Colleen, your Stars around the Garden quilt is stunning!! What a beautiful centrepiece! Chelsea did an amazing job with the quilting!
Congratulations on a beautiful heirloom!!
I see on your earlier post that you are doing sashing on your Freebie 15 quilt... great idea... I wish I had done that. I sewed all my 24 blocks together but really am not too crazy about it. I'll be adding some type of sashing between the quilt blocks & the hourglass blocks, though. Will see how it all turns out. :)
Wilma
http://wilmascraftcorner.blogspot.ca/
Wow your applique is to die for! What a nice job you did. By the way I'm tagging you, check out my blog for instructions/rules http://quiltingcurve.blogspot.ca/2012/11/tag.html
Wonderful! Love your quilt, especially the applique.
I'm visiting from the Canadian blogathon. Lovely Stars Around the Garden quilt, but I really love the blue, green and white one with the red border. You must finish that one.
Your quilt is lovely! And I see you finished that stunning one for your son too!
Colleen, This is a stunning quilt- you have done a beautiful job. I love other people's applique but have not appliqued much myself. I hope you are enjoying the blog hop and have met lots of new quilty friends.
Regards from Edmonton,
Anna
Beautiful quilt! :) Pat
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